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Quitte le Pouvoir ( Step Down) is being shown together with ' The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution ' by acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson in an evening dedicated to exploring politics, protests and social movements in the United States and Senegal. October 1 (5:30 PM) at One World Festival in Ottawa, CanadaPolitics, Protest, and People Power | Saturday, October 1st 5:30PM

Last Saturday I walked with a friend into the former Courthouse of Dakar, abandoned since the end of the 1990's. The floors are covered with personal documents, fingerprints, police reports etc, all under a thick layer of dust, for anybody to see and pick up.

- March 20 2015- Screening for young activists and bloggers in Burundi, in the context of the coming presidential elections in Burundi- December 2014- Dakar, screening & debate in G Hip Hop Centre in Guediawaye, one of the largest and poorest suburbs of Dakar, with Cheikhou Diarra and rapper Fou Malade- November 2014 - screening at 'Africa Day' in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, organized by the Max van der Stoel Foundation.- September 2014 - 'Quitte le Pouvoir' has been nominated for the Freedom Award, at the 6th Passion for Freedom Festival in London. - September 2014 - Freedom Festival Malaysia (2x) - September 2014 - screening for the staff of the EU delegation in Dakar, Senegal- March 2014 - Sneak preview for our crowdfunders at Castrum Peregrini, cultural centre and intellectual playground for writers, artists and thinkers in Amsterdam- April 10 2014 - Sneak preview at the Dutch Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

Sunday March 15 at my house: rehearsals with wonderful Senegalese actresses, discussing the problems concerning female trafficking and forced prostitution for the beautiful art project 'Handle with Care' of Dutch artists Jimini Hignett and Patricia Kaersenhout. Almost all of the actresses knew someone who was lured or almost lured into the trafficking trap. Thanks Rosalie van Deursen for making the connection for this great team of Jimini, Patricia and Cheikhou Diarra, who found these great actresses.

“QUITTE LE POUVOIR“ has been nominated for the Freedom Award, at the 6th Passion for Freedom Festival in London. Recognizing the importance of film in art and freedom movements, the festival has nominated 13 films for their artistic value and meaningful impact on society.On the 8th of November 2014, at the Embassy Tea Gallery in London (next to Tate Modern), 3 films will be screened as part of a second short-listing selection stage.We hope Quitte le Pouvoir will be one of them.Passion for Freedom is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of freedom of speech and humanistic values via the medium of creative expression.

In West-Africa, a story is told from generation to generation. The story of the Women of Waalo, from the northwest of Senegal. It is an impressive story of resistance in which the women of this region massively said 'No'. This small word had a huge impact. A collective loss resulted in the rise of female leaders in a continent full of slavery.